Champions League has its moments

Outside of the World Cup and maybe including the World Cup, the Champions League consistently serves up the best that soccer has to offer.

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Ronaldinho shines bright for Barca.

Today’s 0-0 quarterfinal draw between Barcelona and Benfica in Portugal, while far from a classic, had its moments. Ten players from Brazil, including Ronaldinho, started the game. Samuel Eto’o, Africa’s player of the year also took to the field. The second leg should be even more entertaining and while Benfica failed to score at home, an away goal at the Nou Camp would really put Barcelona under fire in the home-and-away contest.

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Omg! I missed the game today but it wasnt my fault, I had it set to DVR from 2-4 but the game started at 1:30 stupid Time Warner, and then after the game a promo came up saying “Arsenal vs. Juventus” only one catch… it was on espn deportes…well maybe i’ll be ready for the second leg… hopefully..

So what is this mystical ESPN deportes that I keep hearing about? From all the advertisements that I’ve seen, it’s chock full of stuff I wanna watch, and I could even work on my Spanish while watching cool sports. The knowledge that I could be watching such sports while I have only the opportunity to watch World’s Strongest Man and college softball is KILLING me!

But aside from its internet site, I’ve never seen it anywhere and know nobody who has seen it either.

So is it ever going to be part of my cable system, or are they gonna just keep taunting me? What’s the deal with it?

You just have to be kidding. Smythe is about the worst soccer announcer out there. The networks think that just anyone with an accent, preferably British, is superior to an American announcer. Horse squat. Where the Brits do better is on the production side of the game. They have more experience. But if you want to hear some good American soccer guys talk, go to Fox Soccer Channel. They are getting better and better.